Shale development may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations. AEIResidentScholarDerekScissors explains the United States' unique energy opportunities, the major challenges facing our adversaries, as well as the potential threats to the US energy market.
Read the full report by Derek Scissors and Dan Blumenthalhttp://www.aei.org/publication/much-energy-asia-2030/
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Shale production may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations.
Energy is one of the keys to global political power. The US is in a great position with regard to energy. We have shale, we have gas, we have oil, and more importantly we have competitive markets—anyone can develop them.
Around the world, our rivals are in much worse positions. Everybody knows about Russia’s problems, Venezuela’s problems, but even China—thought to be an economic powerhouse—is far behind the United States. The US is the number one producer of energy in the world, and China is now the number one importer. The reason for that is China doesn’t allow competition. It doesn’t allow private property rights. As a result, production of coal and crude oil are down requiring more imports even if economic growth slows. So while US gas production is soaring, Chinese gas imports are soaring.
In 2008 at the height of the financial crisis, it seemed as if US global was fading away. Now we’re much sought after as an ally, cooperation in energy, trade, US energy production being shipped overseas.
While the US will remain committed to the Middle East, we don’t need to be dependent anymore on Middle Eastern energy producers like Saudi Arabia and Iran. In contrast, China is now the largest importer from the Middle East and could become enmeshed in the same kind of problems in the Middle East that have plagued the United States for the last forty years.
There are plenty of risks to this. Here in the United States we could just decide not to produce as much energy as we have been. We could do that for environmental reasons or just for political reasons. In China, they could return to a path of market reform making the Chinese economy and energy sector much stronger.
Even if everything works out the way we expect in the US and China, other developments could occur such as China moving closer to Russia, threatened by the revitalization of American power.
Seven years ago, Goldman Sachs predicted $200 a barrel oil. That turned out to be completely wrong. What has also turned out to be completely wrong is the inevitable decline of America and the rise of China. In fact, the exact opposite is occurring: the US is rising and China is stagnating.
Top three facts about US energy production and geopolitical power

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From the time when the ancient Greeks and the Persians clashed in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. Naval power has been a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. AdmiralJames Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations.
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) spent over 35 years on active service in the Navy, including nearly four years as the first Navy officer chosen as supreme allied commander for global operations at NATO. After retiring from the Navy Stavridis was named the dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2013.
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BAKU - Throughout its history, Poland has struggled against foreign incursions. As such, the extent of its power shifted enormously. In the17th century, the country prevailed as a major power in Eastern Europe. Yet, by the end of the 18th century, it had completely disappeared from the map. Poland survived only in memory and language before it emerged again a century later.
This experience of national disasters has shaped the Polish mindset with a sense of suspicion and anxiety. As such, policymakers in Warsaw are desperately searching for a global power that can guarantee the sovereignty of Poland. Subsequently, the security dilemma is also laying the groundwork for the country to emerge as a regional power.
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The Buttonwood Gathering 2015February 10th / New York, NY
A quarter of a century since the fall of the Berlin Wall, political tension and mistrust has resurrected between the US and Russia, and their respective allies. But more than that, instability abounds throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as pockets in Asia and Latin America. Will the lost legitimacy of regimes from Libya, Syria and beyond, give way to new order based on sect or ethnicity? With the cost of “disruption” dropping dramatically while the costs of establishing and policing order steadily rising, how can we best mitigate political and economic risks? How great and imminent are the military and cyber security threats? What can companies and investors do to protect themselves against financial and brand exposure? What policies may help? What are the implications of a blossoming Sino-Russian relationship? What do these changes mean for energy prices, exchange rates and beyond? How will competition between the US and Saudi Arabia for market share in global oil production continue to pay out? What are the short and long term implications for energy investments, renewables, and oil independence?
Richard Clarke
Former US NationalCoordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism
Todd Kantor
Founder and portfolio manager, Encompass Capital Advisors
David FoleySenior managing director and chief executive, BlackstoneEnergyPartnersZanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-chief, The Economist

Wine in the Middle East

Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Period

Though written sources regarding alcoholic drinks before the early 7th century are scarce, literature concerning the early Muslims reveals a great deal of information about alcohol at the time of Muhammad. The Hadith collected by al-Bukhari, records a number of fermented drinks available in the Arabian Peninsula at that time. According to ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, “wine is prepared from five things: raisins, dates, wheat, barley, or honey,” while Anas ibn Malik mentions wines made from at least four different kinds of dates. In addition to declaring wine to be haram, Muhammad himself considered other cooked or fermented drinks such as tilā’ and naqir as inebriating and thus forbade the pressing of grapes and the drinking of pressed grape juice.
As the early Muslim armies conquered more territory, though, increasing populations of non-Muslims were brought under Muslim rule, necessitating the development of a body of law regulating the interaction between Muslims and non-Muslim dhimmis. A document used for guiding Muslim pacts with dhimmi communities known as the Shuruṭ ‘Umar forbids dhimmis from selling forbidden products – pork, wine, carrion – to Muslims.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia (i/ˌsɔːdiːəˈreɪbiə/, i/ˌsaʊ-/), officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is an Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000km2 (830,000sqmi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the second-largest state in the Arab world after Algeria. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, and most of its terrain consists of arid inhospitable desert or barren landforms.

The area of modern-day Saudi Arabia formerly consisted of four distinct regions: Hejaz, Najd, and parts of Eastern Arabia (Al-Ahsa) and Southern Arabia ('Asir). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Ibn Saud. He united the four regions into a single state through a series of conquests beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud. The country has since been an absolute monarchy, effectively a hereditary dictatorship governed along Islamic lines. The ultra-conservative Wahhabism religious movement within Sunni Islam has been called "the predominant feature of Saudi culture", with its global spreading largely financed by the oil and gas trade. Saudi Arabia is sometimes called "the Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca), and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (in Medina), the two holiest places in Islam. The Kingdom has a total population of 28.7 million, of which 20 million are Saudi nationals and 8 million are foreigners.

United States (album)

United States is the first full length hard rock collaborative album between hard rock guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert and singer Freddie Nelson. The collaboration has been described as a cross between Queen and Mr. Big.

In 1881, after the Confederacy purchased the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora, President James G. Blaine of the United States declared war. With the help of British and French forces, the Confederate States again defeat the United States in the Second Mexican War, forcing the latter to cede a portion of northern Maine to the Canadian province of New Brunswick. After this defeat, the United States turned to Germany for military assistance and training, and the national mood of the U.S. changed to desire of revenge against the enemies that surrounded the U.S.—Canada, from where Britain invaded the U.S., and the Confederacy.

Top three facts about US energy production and geopolitical power

Shale development may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations. AEIResidentScholarDerekScissors explains the United States' unique energy opportunities, the major challenges facing our adversaries, as well as the potential threats to the US energy market.
Read the full report by Derek Scissors and Dan Blumenthalhttp://www.aei.org/publication/much-energy-asia-2030/
Check out this infographic on the Chinese (shale) Revolution
http://www.aei.org/multimedia/chinese-shale-revolution/
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Transcript
Shale production may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations.
Energy is one of the keys to global political power. The US is in a great position with regard to energy. We have shale, we have gas, we have oil, and more importantly we have competitive markets—anyone can develop them.
Around the world, our rivals are in much worse positions. Everybody knows about Russia’s problems, Venezuela’s problems, but even China—thought to be an economic powerhouse—is far behind the United States. The US is the number one producer of energy in the world, and China is now the number one importer. The reason for that is China doesn’t allow competition. It doesn’t allow private property rights. As a result, production of coal and crude oil are down requiring more imports even if economic growth slows. So while US gas production is soaring, Chinese gas imports are soaring.
In 2008 at the height of the financial crisis, it seemed as if US global was fading away. Now we’re much sought after as an ally, cooperation in energy, trade, US energy production being shipped overseas.
While the US will remain committed to the Middle East, we don’t need to be dependent anymore on Middle Eastern energy producers like Saudi Arabia and Iran. In contrast, China is now the largest importer from the Middle East and could become enmeshed in the same kind of problems in the Middle East that have plagued the United States for the last forty years.
There are plenty of risks to this. Here in the United States we could just decide not to produce as much energy as we have been. We could do that for environmental reasons or just for political reasons. In China, they could return to a path of market reform making the Chinese economy and energy sector much stronger.
Even if everything works out the way we expect in the US and China, other developments could occur such as China moving closer to Russia, threatened by the revitalization of American power.
Seven years ago, Goldman Sachs predicted $200 a barrel oil. That turned out to be completely wrong. What has also turned out to be completely wrong is the inevitable decline of America and the rise of China. In fact, the exact opposite is occurring: the US is rising and China is stagnating.
Top three facts about US energy production and geopolitical power

Geopolitical Simulator 4: Power and Revolution | Venezuela | EP01

Discover the world's benchmark of geopolitical simulators today!
In Power & Revolution, the fourth generation of Geopolitical Simulator, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!
Check out Geo Political Simulator 4 Power and Revolution here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/467520/
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28:26

Admiral James Stavridis: Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans

Admiral James Stavridis: Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans

Admiral James Stavridis: Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans

From the time when the ancient Greeks and the Persians clashed in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. Naval power has been a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. AdmiralJames Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations.
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) spent over 35 years on active service in the Navy, including nearly four years as the first Navy officer chosen as supreme allied commander for global operations at NATO. After retiring from the Navy Stavridis was named the dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2013.
For more, please go to https://www.carnegiecouncil.org

13:41

APHG.4.6- Geopolitical Theories: What is the relationship between territory & political power?

APHG.4.6- Geopolitical Theories: What is the relationship between territory & political power?

APHG.4.6- Geopolitical Theories: What is the relationship between territory & political power?

13:47

Geopolitical Simulator 4 Simple Cheat engine Cheats/Table

Geopolitical Simulator 4 Simple Cheat engine Cheats/Table

Geopolitical Simulator 4 Simple Cheat engine Cheats/Table

Geopolitics of Poland

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BAKU - Throughout its history, Poland has struggled against foreign incursions. As such, the extent of its power shifted enormously. In the17th century, the country prevailed as a major power in Eastern Europe. Yet, by the end of the 18th century, it had completely disappeared from the map. Poland survived only in memory and language before it emerged again a century later.
This experience of national disasters has shaped the Polish mindset with a sense of suspicion and anxiety. As such, policymakers in Warsaw are desperately searching for a global power that can guarantee the sovereignty of Poland. Subsequently, the security dilemma is also laying the groundwork for the country to emerge as a regional power.
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Geopolitical Simulator 4: Power and Revolution - Beginner's Tutorial

Geopolitical Simulator 4: Power and Revolution - Beginner's Tutorial

Geopolitical Simulator 4: Power and Revolution - Beginner's Tutorial

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This is a very basic beginner's tutorial for those who are new to the game and just getting started.

The Buttonwood Gathering 2015February 10th / New York, NY
A quarter of a century since the fall of the Berlin Wall, political tension and mistrust has resurrected between the US and Russia, and their respective allies. But more than that, instability abounds throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as pockets in Asia and Latin America. Will the lost legitimacy of regimes from Libya, Syria and beyond, give way to new order based on sect or ethnicity? With the cost of “disruption” dropping dramatically while the costs of establishing and policing order steadily rising, how can we best mitigate political and economic risks? How great and imminent are the military and cyber security threats? What can companies and investors do to protect themselves against financial and brand exposure? What policies may help? What are the implications of a blossoming Sino-Russian relationship? What do these changes mean for energy prices, exchange rates and beyond? How will competition between the US and Saudi Arabia for market share in global oil production continue to pay out? What are the short and long term implications for energy investments, renewables, and oil independence?
Richard Clarke
Former US NationalCoordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism
Todd Kantor
Founder and portfolio manager, Encompass Capital Advisors
David FoleySenior managing director and chief executive, BlackstoneEnergyPartnersZanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-chief, The Economist

Geopolitics, Identity and the National Interest with Tim Marshall

At a time of structural change in international political alignments driven by great power shifts, seemingly-insoluble conflict dynamics and spiralling domestic political turmoil across Western democracies, it is worth taking a step back to look at three key factors underlying these developments: geography; national identity; and national interest. Geography’s influence on international politics (geopolitics) is often noted – think popular references to “IslandBritain” – but seldom properly linked to a country’s foreign policy outlook. National identity has emerged as a powerful driver of the political insurgencies spreading across Western Europe and the US. How does it differ from 1930s-type nationalism, if at all? Finally, the return to power politics and the pressures on the “globalist ethos” that defined world affairs in the post-Cold War unipolar era is now prompting re-examination of the concept of “national interest” as a guide to better strategy-making.
Discussing these themes at Policy Exchange will be Tim Marshall, whose last two books, Prisoners of Geography and Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics ofFlags, deal directly with these issues. Tim will also draw on his extensive experience in analysing, reporting and witnessing in person all major geopolitical events since the Cold War.
Tim Marshall was Diplomatic Editor and foreign correspondent for Sky News. His thirty years’ experience in news reporting and presenting includes reporting in the field from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan wars of the 1990’s, and from Kosovo in 1999. In recent years he covered the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. He has written for many of the national newspapers including the Times, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and the Sunday Times. His books include Shadowplay: The Overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic (a bestseller in former Yugoslavia), DirtyNorthern B*st*rds!” and Other Tales from the Terraces: The Story of Britain’s FootballChants (published to widespread acclaim in 2014), Prisoners of Geography (published in UK, US, Germany, Japan, Turkey and Taiwan), and Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags.
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Prime-Minister Nina Nejeldka rises to power after the former Prime-Minister resigned due to personal family matters, and she starts to implement several economic policies to boost the Serbian growth, by simplifying the Serbian Income Tax to a FlatTax system, increasing the access to private property/housing, and hiring 2000 doctors to the Serbian Healthcare system.
The Opposition, however, sees that as a "political coup" since Nina has not received a single vote, and members of her own party in the backbenches are still sceptical of her policies. Will she endure and become modern Serbia's most sucessfull Prime-Minister? Will she become the IronLady of the Balkans?
Only time will tell...In the West from Kevin MacLeod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Top three facts about US energy production and geopolitical power

Shale development may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations. AEIResidentScholarDerekScissors explains the United States' unique energy opportunities, the major challenges facing our adversaries, as well as the potential threats to the US energy market.
Read the full report by Derek Scissors and Dan Blumenthalhttp://www.aei.org/publication/much-energy-asia-2030/
Check out this infographic on the Chinese (shale) Revolution
http://www.aei.org/multimedia/chinese-shale-revolution/
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published: 27 Feb 2015

Asia's Power Plays: The Economics of Geopolitics

Globalization and economic interdependence among Asia's countries rest precariously on increasingly tense geopolitical relations and competing security interests, including the North Korean nuclear threat, the China-India border standoff, and escalating tensions in the South China Sea. As a region, the Asia-Pacific presents the largest source of global economic growth and possesses tremendous business potential in the next ten to 20 years, more so if financial and economic markets are further integrated. But governments and businesses are cognizant that geopolitical tensions may put a damper on these opportunities.
What are the anticipated geo-economic trends in the Asia-Pacific?
What is the nature of some of these regional relationships and what potential impacts will they have on econo...

Geopolitical Simulator 4: Power and Revolution | Venezuela | EP01

Discover the world's benchmark of geopolitical simulators today!
In Power & Revolution, the fourth generation of Geopolitical Simulator, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!
Check out Geo Political Simulator 4 Power and Revolution here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/467520/
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published: 17 Jul 2018

Admiral James Stavridis: Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans

From the time when the ancient Greeks and the Persians clashed in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. Naval power has been a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. AdmiralJames Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations.
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) spent over 35 years on active service in the Navy, including nearly four years as the first Navy officer chosen as supreme allied commander for global operations at NATO. After retiring from the Navy Stavridis was named the dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2013.
For more, please go to https://www.carnegiecouncil.org

published: 08 Jun 2017

APHG.4.6- Geopolitical Theories: What is the relationship between territory & political power?

published: 06 Feb 2015

Geopolitical Simulator 4 Simple Cheat engine Cheats/Table

Geopolitics of Poland

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BAKU - Throughout its history, Poland has struggled against foreign incursions. As such, the extent of its power shifted enormously. In the17th century, the country prevailed as a major power in Eastern Europe. Yet, by the end of the 18th century, it had completely disappeared from the map. Poland survived only in memory and language before it emerged again a century later.
This experience of national disasters has shaped the Polish mindset with a sense of suspicion and anxiety. As such, policymakers in Warsaw are desperately searching for a global power that can guarantee ...

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Geopolitical Simulator 4: Power and Revolution - Beginner's Tutorial

Buy Geopolitical Simulator 4 on Amazon https://goo.gl/vcJsf1
This is a very basic beginner's tutorial for those who are new to the game and just getting started.

The Buttonwood Gathering 2015February 10th / New York, NY
A quarter of a century since the fall of the Berlin Wall, political tension and mistrust has resurrected between the US and Russia, and their respective allies. But more than that, instability abounds throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as pockets in Asia and Latin America. Will the lost legitimacy of regimes from Libya, Syria and beyond, give way to new order based on sect or ethnicity? With the cost of “disruption” dropping dramatically while the costs of establishing and policing order steadily rising, how can we best mitigate political and economic risks? How great and imminent are the military and cyber security threats? What can companies and investors do to protect themselves against financial and brand...

Geopolitics, Identity and the National Interest with Tim Marshall

At a time of structural change in international political alignments driven by great power shifts, seemingly-insoluble conflict dynamics and spiralling domestic political turmoil across Western democracies, it is worth taking a step back to look at three key factors underlying these developments: geography; national identity; and national interest. Geography’s influence on international politics (geopolitics) is often noted – think popular references to “IslandBritain” – but seldom properly linked to a country’s foreign policy outlook. National identity has emerged as a powerful driver of the political insurgencies spreading across Western Europe and the US. How does it differ from 1930s-type nationalism, if at all? Finally, the return to power politics and the pressures on the “globalist...

Prime-Minister Nina Nejeldka rises to power after the former Prime-Minister resigned due to personal family matters, and she starts to implement several economic policies to boost the Serbian growth, by simplifying the Serbian Income Tax to a FlatTax system, increasing the access to private property/housing, and hiring 2000 doctors to the Serbian Healthcare system.
The Opposition, however, sees that as a "political coup" since Nina has not received a single vote, and members of her own party in the backbenches are still sceptical of her policies. Will she endure and become modern Serbia's most sucessfull Prime-Minister? Will she become the IronLady of the Balkans?
Only time will tell...In the West from Kevin MacLeod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommon...

Shale development may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations. AEIResidentScholarDerekScissors explains the United States' unique energy opportunities, the major challenges facing our adversaries, as well as the potential threats to the US energy market.
Read the full report by Derek Scissors and Dan Blumenthalhttp://www.aei.org/publication/much-energy-asia-2030/
Check out this infographic on the Chinese (shale) Revolution
http://www.aei.org/multimedia/chinese-shale-revolution/
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Transcript
Shale production may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations.
Energy is one of the keys to global political power. The US is in a great position with regard to energy. We have shale, we have gas, we have oil, and more importantly we have competitive markets—anyone can develop them.
Around the world, our rivals are in much worse positions. Everybody knows about Russia’s problems, Venezuela’s problems, but even China—thought to be an economic powerhouse—is far behind the United States. The US is the number one producer of energy in the world, and China is now the number one importer. The reason for that is China doesn’t allow competition. It doesn’t allow private property rights. As a result, production of coal and crude oil are down requiring more imports even if economic growth slows. So while US gas production is soaring, Chinese gas imports are soaring.
In 2008 at the height of the financial crisis, it seemed as if US global was fading away. Now we’re much sought after as an ally, cooperation in energy, trade, US energy production being shipped overseas.
While the US will remain committed to the Middle East, we don’t need to be dependent anymore on Middle Eastern energy producers like Saudi Arabia and Iran. In contrast, China is now the largest importer from the Middle East and could become enmeshed in the same kind of problems in the Middle East that have plagued the United States for the last forty years.
There are plenty of risks to this. Here in the United States we could just decide not to produce as much energy as we have been. We could do that for environmental reasons or just for political reasons. In China, they could return to a path of market reform making the Chinese economy and energy sector much stronger.
Even if everything works out the way we expect in the US and China, other developments could occur such as China moving closer to Russia, threatened by the revitalization of American power.
Seven years ago, Goldman Sachs predicted $200 a barrel oil. That turned out to be completely wrong. What has also turned out to be completely wrong is the inevitable decline of America and the rise of China. In fact, the exact opposite is occurring: the US is rising and China is stagnating.
Top three facts about US energy production and geopolitical power

Shale development may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations. AEIResidentScholarDerekScissors explains the United States' unique energy opportunities, the major challenges facing our adversaries, as well as the potential threats to the US energy market.
Read the full report by Derek Scissors and Dan Blumenthalhttp://www.aei.org/publication/much-energy-asia-2030/
Check out this infographic on the Chinese (shale) Revolution
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Shale production may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations.
Energy is one of the keys to global political power. The US is in a great position with regard to energy. We have shale, we have gas, we have oil, and more importantly we have competitive markets—anyone can develop them.
Around the world, our rivals are in much worse positions. Everybody knows about Russia’s problems, Venezuela’s problems, but even China—thought to be an economic powerhouse—is far behind the United States. The US is the number one producer of energy in the world, and China is now the number one importer. The reason for that is China doesn’t allow competition. It doesn’t allow private property rights. As a result, production of coal and crude oil are down requiring more imports even if economic growth slows. So while US gas production is soaring, Chinese gas imports are soaring.
In 2008 at the height of the financial crisis, it seemed as if US global was fading away. Now we’re much sought after as an ally, cooperation in energy, trade, US energy production being shipped overseas.
While the US will remain committed to the Middle East, we don’t need to be dependent anymore on Middle Eastern energy producers like Saudi Arabia and Iran. In contrast, China is now the largest importer from the Middle East and could become enmeshed in the same kind of problems in the Middle East that have plagued the United States for the last forty years.
There are plenty of risks to this. Here in the United States we could just decide not to produce as much energy as we have been. We could do that for environmental reasons or just for political reasons. In China, they could return to a path of market reform making the Chinese economy and energy sector much stronger.
Even if everything works out the way we expect in the US and China, other developments could occur such as China moving closer to Russia, threatened by the revitalization of American power.
Seven years ago, Goldman Sachs predicted $200 a barrel oil. That turned out to be completely wrong. What has also turned out to be completely wrong is the inevitable decline of America and the rise of China. In fact, the exact opposite is occurring: the US is rising and China is stagnating.
Top three facts about US energy production and geopolitical power

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From the time when the ancient Greeks and the Persians clashed in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. Naval power has been a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. AdmiralJames Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations.
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) spent over 35 years on active service in the Navy, including nearly four years as the first Navy officer chosen as supreme allied commander for global operations at NATO. After retiring from the Navy Stavridis was named the dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2013.
For more, please go to https://www.carnegiecouncil.org

From the time when the ancient Greeks and the Persians clashed in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. Naval power has been a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. AdmiralJames Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations.
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) spent over 35 years on active service in the Navy, including nearly four years as the first Navy officer chosen as supreme allied commander for global operations at NATO. After retiring from the Navy Stavridis was named the dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2013.
For more, please go to https://www.carnegiecouncil.org

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BAKU - Throughout its history, Poland has struggled against foreign incursions. As such, the extent of its power shifted enormously. In the17th century, the country prevailed as a major power in Eastern Europe. Yet, by the end of the 18th century, it had completely disappeared from the map. Poland survived only in memory and language before it emerged again a century later.
This experience of national disasters has shaped the Polish mindset with a sense of suspicion and anxiety. As such, policymakers in Warsaw are desperately searching for a global power that can guarantee the sovereignty of Poland. Subsequently, the security dilemma is also laying the groundwork for the country to emerge as a regional power.
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BAKU - Throughout its history, Poland has struggled against foreign incursions. As such, the extent of its power shifted enormously. In the17th century, the country prevailed as a major power in Eastern Europe. Yet, by the end of the 18th century, it had completely disappeared from the map. Poland survived only in memory and language before it emerged again a century later.
This experience of national disasters has shaped the Polish mindset with a sense of suspicion and anxiety. As such, policymakers in Warsaw are desperately searching for a global power that can guarantee the sovereignty of Poland. Subsequently, the security dilemma is also laying the groundwork for the country to emerge as a regional power.
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The Buttonwood Gathering 2015February 10th / New York, NY
A quarter of a century since the fall of the Berlin Wall, political tension and mistrust has resurrected between the US and Russia, and their respective allies. But more than that, instability abounds throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as pockets in Asia and Latin America. Will the lost legitimacy of regimes from Libya, Syria and beyond, give way to new order based on sect or ethnicity? With the cost of “disruption” dropping dramatically while the costs of establishing and policing order steadily rising, how can we best mitigate political and economic risks? How great and imminent are the military and cyber security threats? What can companies and investors do to protect themselves against financial and brand exposure? What policies may help? What are the implications of a blossoming Sino-Russian relationship? What do these changes mean for energy prices, exchange rates and beyond? How will competition between the US and Saudi Arabia for market share in global oil production continue to pay out? What are the short and long term implications for energy investments, renewables, and oil independence?
Richard Clarke
Former US NationalCoordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism
Todd Kantor
Founder and portfolio manager, Encompass Capital Advisors
David FoleySenior managing director and chief executive, BlackstoneEnergyPartnersZanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-chief, The Economist

The Buttonwood Gathering 2015February 10th / New York, NY
A quarter of a century since the fall of the Berlin Wall, political tension and mistrust has resurrected between the US and Russia, and their respective allies. But more than that, instability abounds throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as pockets in Asia and Latin America. Will the lost legitimacy of regimes from Libya, Syria and beyond, give way to new order based on sect or ethnicity? With the cost of “disruption” dropping dramatically while the costs of establishing and policing order steadily rising, how can we best mitigate political and economic risks? How great and imminent are the military and cyber security threats? What can companies and investors do to protect themselves against financial and brand exposure? What policies may help? What are the implications of a blossoming Sino-Russian relationship? What do these changes mean for energy prices, exchange rates and beyond? How will competition between the US and Saudi Arabia for market share in global oil production continue to pay out? What are the short and long term implications for energy investments, renewables, and oil independence?
Richard Clarke
Former US NationalCoordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism
Todd Kantor
Founder and portfolio manager, Encompass Capital Advisors
David FoleySenior managing director and chief executive, BlackstoneEnergyPartnersZanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-chief, The Economist

Geopolitics, Identity and the National Interest with Tim Marshall

At a time of structural change in international political alignments driven by great power shifts, seemingly-insoluble conflict dynamics and spiralling domestic...

At a time of structural change in international political alignments driven by great power shifts, seemingly-insoluble conflict dynamics and spiralling domestic political turmoil across Western democracies, it is worth taking a step back to look at three key factors underlying these developments: geography; national identity; and national interest. Geography’s influence on international politics (geopolitics) is often noted – think popular references to “IslandBritain” – but seldom properly linked to a country’s foreign policy outlook. National identity has emerged as a powerful driver of the political insurgencies spreading across Western Europe and the US. How does it differ from 1930s-type nationalism, if at all? Finally, the return to power politics and the pressures on the “globalist ethos” that defined world affairs in the post-Cold War unipolar era is now prompting re-examination of the concept of “national interest” as a guide to better strategy-making.
Discussing these themes at Policy Exchange will be Tim Marshall, whose last two books, Prisoners of Geography and Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics ofFlags, deal directly with these issues. Tim will also draw on his extensive experience in analysing, reporting and witnessing in person all major geopolitical events since the Cold War.
Tim Marshall was Diplomatic Editor and foreign correspondent for Sky News. His thirty years’ experience in news reporting and presenting includes reporting in the field from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan wars of the 1990’s, and from Kosovo in 1999. In recent years he covered the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. He has written for many of the national newspapers including the Times, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and the Sunday Times. His books include Shadowplay: The Overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic (a bestseller in former Yugoslavia), DirtyNorthern B*st*rds!” and Other Tales from the Terraces: The Story of Britain’s FootballChants (published to widespread acclaim in 2014), Prisoners of Geography (published in UK, US, Germany, Japan, Turkey and Taiwan), and Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags.
(This is a low definition video, awaiting upload of a higher definition version.)

At a time of structural change in international political alignments driven by great power shifts, seemingly-insoluble conflict dynamics and spiralling domestic political turmoil across Western democracies, it is worth taking a step back to look at three key factors underlying these developments: geography; national identity; and national interest. Geography’s influence on international politics (geopolitics) is often noted – think popular references to “IslandBritain” – but seldom properly linked to a country’s foreign policy outlook. National identity has emerged as a powerful driver of the political insurgencies spreading across Western Europe and the US. How does it differ from 1930s-type nationalism, if at all? Finally, the return to power politics and the pressures on the “globalist ethos” that defined world affairs in the post-Cold War unipolar era is now prompting re-examination of the concept of “national interest” as a guide to better strategy-making.
Discussing these themes at Policy Exchange will be Tim Marshall, whose last two books, Prisoners of Geography and Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics ofFlags, deal directly with these issues. Tim will also draw on his extensive experience in analysing, reporting and witnessing in person all major geopolitical events since the Cold War.
Tim Marshall was Diplomatic Editor and foreign correspondent for Sky News. His thirty years’ experience in news reporting and presenting includes reporting in the field from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan wars of the 1990’s, and from Kosovo in 1999. In recent years he covered the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. He has written for many of the national newspapers including the Times, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and the Sunday Times. His books include Shadowplay: The Overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic (a bestseller in former Yugoslavia), DirtyNorthern B*st*rds!” and Other Tales from the Terraces: The Story of Britain’s FootballChants (published to widespread acclaim in 2014), Prisoners of Geography (published in UK, US, Germany, Japan, Turkey and Taiwan), and Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags.
(This is a low definition video, awaiting upload of a higher definition version.)

Prime-Minister Nina Nejeldka rises to power after the former Prime-Minister resigned due to personal family matters, and she starts to implement several economi...

Prime-Minister Nina Nejeldka rises to power after the former Prime-Minister resigned due to personal family matters, and she starts to implement several economic policies to boost the Serbian growth, by simplifying the Serbian Income Tax to a FlatTax system, increasing the access to private property/housing, and hiring 2000 doctors to the Serbian Healthcare system.
The Opposition, however, sees that as a "political coup" since Nina has not received a single vote, and members of her own party in the backbenches are still sceptical of her policies. Will she endure and become modern Serbia's most sucessfull Prime-Minister? Will she become the IronLady of the Balkans?
Only time will tell...In the West from Kevin MacLeod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Prime-Minister Nina Nejeldka rises to power after the former Prime-Minister resigned due to personal family matters, and she starts to implement several economic policies to boost the Serbian growth, by simplifying the Serbian Income Tax to a FlatTax system, increasing the access to private property/housing, and hiring 2000 doctors to the Serbian Healthcare system.
The Opposition, however, sees that as a "political coup" since Nina has not received a single vote, and members of her own party in the backbenches are still sceptical of her policies. Will she endure and become modern Serbia's most sucessfull Prime-Minister? Will she become the IronLady of the Balkans?
Only time will tell...In the West from Kevin MacLeod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Top three facts about US energy production and geopolitical power

Shale development may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations. AEIResidentScholarDerekScissors explains the United States' unique energy opportunities, the major challenges facing our adversaries, as well as the potential threats to the US energy market.
Read the full report by Derek Scissors and Dan Blumenthalhttp://www.aei.org/publication/much-energy-asia-2030/
Check out this infographic on the Chinese (shale) Revolution
http://www.aei.org/multimedia/chinese-shale-revolution/
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Transcript
Shale production may be the key to the US remaining the sole superpower for the next two generations.
Energy is one of the keys to global political power. The US is in a great position with regard to energy. We have shale, we have gas, we have oil, and more importantly we have competitive markets—anyone can develop them.
Around the world, our rivals are in much worse positions. Everybody knows about Russia’s problems, Venezuela’s problems, but even China—thought to be an economic powerhouse—is far behind the United States. The US is the number one producer of energy in the world, and China is now the number one importer. The reason for that is China doesn’t allow competition. It doesn’t allow private property rights. As a result, production of coal and crude oil are down requiring more imports even if economic growth slows. So while US gas production is soaring, Chinese gas imports are soaring.
In 2008 at the height of the financial crisis, it seemed as if US global was fading away. Now we’re much sought after as an ally, cooperation in energy, trade, US energy production being shipped overseas.
While the US will remain committed to the Middle East, we don’t need to be dependent anymore on Middle Eastern energy producers like Saudi Arabia and Iran. In contrast, China is now the largest importer from the Middle East and could become enmeshed in the same kind of problems in the Middle East that have plagued the United States for the last forty years.
There are plenty of risks to this. Here in the United States we could just decide not to produce as much energy as we have been. We could do that for environmental reasons or just for political reasons. In China, they could return to a path of market reform making the Chinese economy and energy sector much stronger.
Even if everything works out the way we expect in the US and China, other developments could occur such as China moving closer to Russia, threatened by the revitalization of American power.
Seven years ago, Goldman Sachs predicted $200 a barrel oil. That turned out to be completely wrong. What has also turned out to be completely wrong is the inevitable decline of America and the rise of China. In fact, the exact opposite is occurring: the US is rising and China is stagnating.
Top three facts about US energy production and geopolitical power

Geopolitical Simulator 4: Power and Revolution | Venezuela | EP01

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In Power & Revolution, the fourth generation of Geopolitical Simulator, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!
Check out Geo Political Simulator 4 Power and Revolution here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/467520/
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Admiral James Stavridis: Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans

From the time when the ancient Greeks and the Persians clashed in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. Naval power has been a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. AdmiralJames Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations.
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) spent over 35 years on active service in the Navy, including nearly four years as the first Navy officer chosen as supreme allied commander for global operations at NATO. After retiring from the Navy Stavridis was named the dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2013.
For more, please go to https://www.carnegiecouncil.org

Geopolitics of Poland

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BAKU - Throughout its history, Poland has struggled against foreign incursions. As such, the extent of its power shifted enormously. In the17th century, the country prevailed as a major power in Eastern Europe. Yet, by the end of the 18th century, it had completely disappeared from the map. Poland survived only in memory and language before it emerged again a century later.
This experience of national disasters has shaped the Polish mindset with a sense of suspicion and anxiety. As such, policymakers in Warsaw are desperately searching for a global power that can guarantee the sovereignty of Poland. Subsequently, the security dilemma is also laying the groundwork for the country to emerge as a regional power.
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The Buttonwood Gathering 2015February 10th / New York, NY
A quarter of a century since the fall of the Berlin Wall, political tension and mistrust has resurrected between the US and Russia, and their respective allies. But more than that, instability abounds throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as pockets in Asia and Latin America. Will the lost legitimacy of regimes from Libya, Syria and beyond, give way to new order based on sect or ethnicity? With the cost of “disruption” dropping dramatically while the costs of establishing and policing order steadily rising, how can we best mitigate political and economic risks? How great and imminent are the military and cyber security threats? What can companies and investors do to protect themselves against financial and brand exposure? What policies may help? What are the implications of a blossoming Sino-Russian relationship? What do these changes mean for energy prices, exchange rates and beyond? How will competition between the US and Saudi Arabia for market share in global oil production continue to pay out? What are the short and long term implications for energy investments, renewables, and oil independence?
Richard Clarke
Former US NationalCoordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism
Todd Kantor
Founder and portfolio manager, Encompass Capital Advisors
David FoleySenior managing director and chief executive, BlackstoneEnergyPartnersZanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-chief, The Economist

Geopolitics, Identity and the National Interest with Tim Marshall

At a time of structural change in international political alignments driven by great power shifts, seemingly-insoluble conflict dynamics and spiralling domestic political turmoil across Western democracies, it is worth taking a step back to look at three key factors underlying these developments: geography; national identity; and national interest. Geography’s influence on international politics (geopolitics) is often noted – think popular references to “IslandBritain” – but seldom properly linked to a country’s foreign policy outlook. National identity has emerged as a powerful driver of the political insurgencies spreading across Western Europe and the US. How does it differ from 1930s-type nationalism, if at all? Finally, the return to power politics and the pressures on the “globalist ethos” that defined world affairs in the post-Cold War unipolar era is now prompting re-examination of the concept of “national interest” as a guide to better strategy-making.
Discussing these themes at Policy Exchange will be Tim Marshall, whose last two books, Prisoners of Geography and Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics ofFlags, deal directly with these issues. Tim will also draw on his extensive experience in analysing, reporting and witnessing in person all major geopolitical events since the Cold War.
Tim Marshall was Diplomatic Editor and foreign correspondent for Sky News. His thirty years’ experience in news reporting and presenting includes reporting in the field from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan wars of the 1990’s, and from Kosovo in 1999. In recent years he covered the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. He has written for many of the national newspapers including the Times, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and the Sunday Times. His books include Shadowplay: The Overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic (a bestseller in former Yugoslavia), DirtyNorthern B*st*rds!” and Other Tales from the Terraces: The Story of Britain’s FootballChants (published to widespread acclaim in 2014), Prisoners of Geography (published in UK, US, Germany, Japan, Turkey and Taiwan), and Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags.
(This is a low definition video, awaiting upload of a higher definition version.)